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OneCircle, formerly known as Lightweight Containers, has produced a version of its market-leading 30L KeyKeg with an overall recycled material content of 58%. This is a world-first development for a keg using such a high percentage of rPET. The...

Lightweight Containers, the leading producer of innovative, circular plastic kegs, KeyKeg and UniKeg, has changed its name to OneCircle. The move underpins the company's commitment to building a global community with the circular economy at the heart...

OneCircle stand- Hall 4A / 4A-311 - at BrauBeviale from 12-14 November 2019, in Nürnberg, Germany The new UniKeg A will be showcased at this year's BrauBeviale which takes place from 12-14 November 2019, in Nürnberg, Germany. The A-fitting, also...

NDMAC Systems, based in Brittany, France, has joined the OneCircle initiative to support the recycling of KeyKegs – the first in France. NDMAC, which started life as a tech start-up developing connected beer taps for the trade which supply unrivalled...

KeyKeg, the global leader in sustainable, lightweight kegs expands its global footprint with the appointment of a new official reseller, Maltas e Insumos Cerveceros SA de CV (MICerveSa) in Mexico. MICerveSA complements KeyKeg's global network of...

Self-congratulation is unnecessary and undesirable. KeyKeg and UniKeg's pleasure in offering high quality fresh beer is more than enough. Crisp cider, wine, sake and cocktails reap global drinks innovation benefits as well. Den Helder's OneCircle...

We are super proud! Last Thursday we were nominated as one of the finalists in the category Large companies (companies with 100+ FTEs) for the NHN Business Awards during the Inspiration Day Energy & Sustainability in the Meent in Alkmaar.

On 20 September 2019, Anita Veenendaal, CEO of KeyKeg | UniKeg signed the Circular Plastics Alliance declaration in Brussels. By signing, we underlined our full commitment in achieving a common goal; creating a circular economy. This includes:

Williams Bros. Brewing Co , located in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, has joined the OneCircle initiative to provide a KeyKeg collection hub for breweries in Central Scotland.  

Based in Stockholm, Sweden, Dryckesbutiken is an importer of natural wines, spirits and various other drinks, most of which go to bars and restaurants across Sweden. Founded by ex-bartender and cider-maker Ida Sundqvist a decade ago, the business works...

KeyKeg, the global leader in PET kegs, is expanding its European footprint with the appointment of two new official resellers of KeyKeg and UniKeg - Apiglass in Spain and SwedBeer.se in Sweden. These appointments complement the firm's global...

As an innovation-driven company, we keep developing. In addition to the new production facility in Spain, we are proud to introduce the UniKeg A which is now available for the global market.

Special thanks to our guestwriter Peter Mulville from Kaeru Beer The public rarely hears about beer and cider industry innovation. Many people have a general idea how beer travels between a brewery and their glass, but most overlook packaging and...

SweetWater brewery has been making tasty brews in the heart of the south since 1997. What started as the pipe dream of two college buddies who spotted the opportunity for craft beer has turned into a dream job full of great adventures and delicious...

Many plastic beverage containers in the Netherlands are not being recycled and end up in waste incinerators or even end up as "landfill" abroad - even though plastic beverage containers with a circular design contain very valuable raw materials that...

KeyKeg/UniKeg's fifth manufacturing facility in Guadalajara, Spain is now fully operational and open for business. The additional capacity provided by the plant meets the rapidly growing demand for KeyKeg and UniKeg in the region.  

Founded in 1988 by Steve Hindy and Tom Potter, Brooklyn Brewery was instrumental in exposing a new generation of beer drinkers to flavourful beers that had been all but lost to the American beer scene and igniting a craft beer revolution that would...

Tiki Sangria is revolutionising the way Americans enjoy Sangria. Launched five years ago, Tiki's founders spotted an opportunity to import authentic, fresh, draft sangria directly from Spain which is ready to serve in bars, restaurants, and catering...

Wyllie Recycling based in Perth, has joined the OneCircle initiative to provide a KeyKeg recycling service for breweries in Scotland. The firm's wide range of specialist collection and treatment services has seen it quickly become the go-to recycling...

This year, O neCircle is opening a new plant in Guadalajara in Spain in order to meet the fast-growing demand for its single-use plastic kegs. CEO Anita Veenendaal talks about the innovative kegs produced by the company, the rapid growth that the...

Plastic has been given a really bad name. There is too much of it and it either takes too long to decompose or does not decompose at all. However, it turns out that it is less harmful to the environment than many alternative forms of packaging. Time...

Box Social Brewing was established in 2015 by father and son duo Steve and Ross Holland. The brewery's aim is to create new and exciting beers to get people talking to each other and question their perception of beer.

Black Isle Brewery in the Scottish Highlands was started by David Gladwin in 1998. An unemployable beer lover, he set out to make world-class beer using barley and hops grown on organic farms, without the use of destructive chemicals.  

Siren Craft Brew was founded in 2013 by Darron Anley, a former tech entrepreneur, when the UK's craft beer revolution was in its infancy. Now, the brewery is enjoying worldwide success, producing 13,750 hectolitres of beer last year and employing...

There aren't many breweries that have been founded by two ex-Tornedo jet pilots but that's exactly who's behind the Windswept Brewing Co , in Lossiemouth on the Moray coast in Scotland. When Nigel Tiddy and Al Read left the Royal Air Force, they...

Kerry and Paul Campling spent years dreaming of starting their own brewery. Established in their careers, they dreamed of setting it up one day, and Paul researched the many options open to them. When he met Sam Weller, a brewer and marine biologist...

Maison COQUARD   is an independent and family owned "boutique" wine and drink agency in Beaujolais set up 14 years ago by Christophe Coquard who comes from a long line of wine growers. The business originally specialised in Beaujolais and played an...

Paris Beer Week is one of the festivals that we love because of the connection with all the independent brewers and suppliers to the French Craft Beer Movement.  

Casey Sorenson spent five years developing drinks at London's prestigious Soho House – this even included serving cocktails on tap by the poolside in Shoreditch.

KeyKegs are the safest one-way PET kegs on the market and meet the strictest safety requirements thanks to the patented Double-Wall™ technology.  

OneCircle is setting up a network of OneCircle Collection Communities in England. At strategic locations of members of the Collection Community OneCircle KeyKeg baling machines have been placed. As soon as sufficient bales of KeyKegs have been...

Investment in warehouses and two new sales hires announced OneCircle, the global leader in one-way PET kegs, has signalled its commitment to the Australian beverage market by opening two new warehouses and expanding its sales team to meet growing...

This year the Zythos beer festival is taking place in the Brabanthal in Leuven, Belgium for the 16th time. Zythos, the organizer and a well-known Belgian beer consumer association, will collect all KeyKegs at the festival in collaboration with...

The demand for KeyKeg and UniKeg is increasing every day. That's why OneCircle is constantly searching for new partners. We are proud to announce Humlegårdens Ekolager as an official reseller for KeyKeg and UniKeg in Sweden.

For many, the decision to set up a new brewery is born out of a passion for beer. For our Dutch customer, Brouwerij Egmond , the motivation is more than just the beer. This is a brewery which has sustainability very much front of mind and really does...

Circular programme in the North of England WDS group and KeyKeg announce that they are to kick-start a closed-loop recycling programme for KeyKegs for the North of England. Most plastic beverage kegs in the UK are not recycled and often end up in...

Because of the growing demand for KeyKeg and UniKeg in Europe, OneCircle is opening two warehouses in Spain. The warehouses are located in the Guadalajara and Bilbao regions and are an addition to the production plant in Guadalajara that will be...

During the Bruges Beer Festival, OneCircle collected the empty KeyKegs. The hundreds of kegs will be processed into raw materials for making new KeyKegs. The creators of the Bruges Beer Festival had informed the brewers and Bruges residents of the...

The needs of craft brewers are unique, but the passion is always the same. To ensure top quality Loughran Family Malt from Ireland, supply craft brewers with the best possible ingredients to make amazing beers. To extend the range of products needed...

Good packaging is essential for maintaining product shelf life and protecting it from rough handling or environmental factors such as temperature. Today, however, many kinds of packaging are harming nature and our living environments. Fortunately,...

First Mile and KeyKeg kick-start a closed-loop recycling programme for plastic beer kegs Most plastic beverage kegs in the UK are not recycled and often end up in landfill. To over-come this problem, First Mile have teamed up with KeyKeg and OneCircle...

For two months now, Bateman's Brewery in England has been collecting used KeyKegs, a service that has met with enthusiasm. Bateman's sees the service as part of its plan to make the CO2 footprint of its beers the lowest in the industry.

The passion of each brewer: brewing the best and tastiest beer. SBI Selected Brewing Ingredients, from Veghel in the Netherlands, underlines that passion by offering the best ingredients as well as a range of related products for the brewing industry....

All manufacturers of plastic kegs claim that their kegs are 'recyclable', often 100% recyclable. But what does that really mean? What's the difference between recyclable kegs and kegs with a circular design? The claim 'recyclable' simply means that...

OneCircle places baling machines in England to support its collection of KeyKeg in market. Active members of the KeyKeg collection community in the UK collect and process the KeyKegs to ensure the materials are reused. OneCircle collects the bales of...

KeyKeg & UniKeg are the only kegs that, from the start, are designed with circularity in mind.  KeyKeg started to re-use plastics to create their griprings and base cups;  made of 100% Post ConsumerRecyclate .  Today, KeyKegs are collected with...

KeyKeg Production Facility Seaham, UK OneCircle, KeyKeg and UniKeg, expands manufacturing capacity with production facility in the UK, ahead of Brexit. To support growth, flexibility and sustainability, OneCircle, the producer of KeyKeg and UniKeg,...

The British government is going to charge an additional plastic packaging tax on plastic packaging that contains less than 30% recycled plastic from 2020 onwards. In this manner England wants to stimulate the market for recycled plastics.

Demand for KeyKeg and Unikeg is sky rocketing in Southern Europe. And for that reason OneCircle, the Dutch company that produces these revolutionary kegs for beverages, is currently investigating the possibilities for their sixth production facility...

The demand for KeyKeg and Unikeg is growing significantly and therefore OneCircle is opening a fifth production line, located in Guadalajara, Spain.

Dating back to 1640, the Meteor brewery in the Alsatian village of Hochfelden is the oldest brewery in France. Since the 19th century, the brewery has been headed by the Haag family. Representing the 8th generation, newly appointed 32-year old managing...

A lot of perfectly tapped beer at the festival also means a lot of empty KeyKegs. 'We are beer' the organization behind the London Craft Beer Festival ultimately wants all waste to be reused. She called on OneCircle for the many hundreds of used KeyKegs.

St Austell Brewery in Cornwall is one of the biggest family owned breweries in the UK, with a rich history spanning over 160 years and a range of award winning beers including Proper Job and Tribute. According to Brewing & Bottling Manager Rob...

When brewmaster Mike Murphy was hired at Lervig Brewery in Stavanger, Norway, he quickly expanded the business to add a wide range of exciting craft beers. With this new range, Mike also introduced KeyKeg as the preferred option for exports and later...

In the centre of the famous Dutch seaside town of Zandvoort, the Hotel and Grand Cafe XL immediately stands out with its authentic colonial style façade and lively outdoor area. Hotel and Grand Cafe XL is run by husband and wife Mike Aardewerk and...

OneCircle is delighted to announce the appointment of Annemieke Hartman - Jemmett as a new board member of OneCircle . Annemieke is particularly well suited for the role due to her extensive diverse business experience and specifically her...

Leading American Food & Wine magazine has published a list of Europe's top 15 most important craft brewers, and guess what .... All 15 breweries use KeyKeg to ship their prized beers across the world.

Matt Matros founded Limitless Coffee and Tea in 2016. Two years later, his company's cold brew coffees and teas are powering office productivity in more than 500 offices across the United States - and growing. After trying a few other one-way...

KeyKeg is viewed worldwide in the distribution and hospitality industries as a high quality form of packaging. Many beverage makers want to take advantage of this fact and have chosen to design their own brand sleeve for the KeyKeg.

During our visit at 1001 Birre Daniele told us why they use KeyKeg at 1001 Birre: 'The KeyKeg is a perfect product for all types of beer. Ideally stackable for transport. 'The bag keeps the beers in high quality'.

Across all continents, breweries, winemakers and producers of other beverages are switching to KeyKeg. Since its start in 2006, OneCircle has grown into an impressive global market leader, serving thousands of happy customers worldwide.

Jens Eikeset is co-founder and CEO of 7 Fjell brewery, a craft brewery in Bergen, Norway, who produce a wide range of quality beers.

Still in her early twenties, Shannon Long co-hosted the Michigan Emmy Award winning TV-show Pure Brews America for three consecutive seasons and has been running her own company Brew Export since 2015. Exporting craft beers for American breweries...

De Kelk , which translates as The Chalice, is a famous pub in Bruges established in 1909. Since 2016, the pub has been run by Vincent De Jaegher and Lisa Demeyre, a young couple who have the ambition to revive its former glory.

We had two great days at BeerX in Liverpool March 14th and 15th, 2018.

Follow us on Facebook and stay up to date on the latest news about the KeyKeg International Beer Festival and its participating breweries. On Friday September 28th and Saturday 29th the second edition of the KeyKeg International Beer Festival in...

No lead times for KeyKeg and UniKeg in North America Our warehouses in the US and Canada are well stocked and our manufacturing facility in Joliet, IL continues to produce the KeyKeg and UniKeg at a more efficient rate than ever before to fulfill...

From the Dutch town of Den Helder, OneCircle is storming the beer, wine and beverages industry with their revolutionary KeyKeg system. “It improves quality, reduces costs, increases sales and has a huge positive impact on the environment.”

After recently expanding its presence in the North American beverage market, OneCircle, the company behind the innovative UniKeg and KeyKeg one-way kegs, has announced a strategic agreement with Micro Matic, the world's leading manufacturer and...

OneCircle frequently enter awards competitions in their industry. Recently we were tipped as 'Ones to Watch' for the 2017/18 European Business Awards – which means we have a good chance of actually winning it!

OneCircle, the producer of the KeyKeg has entered into an agreement with Micro Matic. Micro Matic is world-renowned as the market leader in the development and distribution of dispensing heads and bar supplies.

The new KeyKeg app has arrived. With this app, OneCircle gives you an interactive look behind the scenes of KeyKeg. From production of our kegs to the recycling of used KeyKegs into new ones, this is only the beginning.

During DrinkTec 2017, OneCircle unveiled the first KeyKeg which is partly made out of used KeyKegs. This breakthrough allows 10% of the raw materials to be sourced from recycled KeyKegs in addition to the 30% recycled materials already being used in...

BASE Our origin is in the global collection of plastic kegs with the aim to ultimately make one-way plastic kegs fully circular (cradle to cradle). Unique collection networks and technologies are deployed in this process. The majority of collected...